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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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